Biodiversity and Conservation Quiz

This quiz is designed to assess your basic knowledge in 'biodiversity and Conservation'.  Choose the best answer from the four options given. When you've finished answering as many of the questions as you can, scroll down to the bottom of the page and check your answers by clicking 'Score'.  Percentage scores will be displayed along with the right answers. 

1. An example of ex-situ conservation is
National park
Seed bank
sacred grove
wild life sanctuary

2. Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity
Madagascar
Himalayas
Western Ghats
Amazon forests

3. The organization which publishes the Red List of species is
IUCN
WWF
UNEP
ICFRE

4. The historic convention on Biological Diversity, The Earth summit was held in Rio de Janeiro in the year?
2002
1998
1986
1992

5.Which one of the following is not a method of in-situ conservation of biodiversity?
Sacred grove
Botanical garden
Wildlife sanctuary
Biosphere reserve

6. Which of the following is referred to as “Evil Quartet” with reference to loss of biodiversity?
Alien species invasion
co -extinctions
Economic exploitation
Habitat loss and fragmentation

7.Which of the following is not a method of ex situ conservation?
In vitro fertilisation
National parks
Micropropagation
Cryopreservation

8.In-situ conservation refers to
protect and conserve the whole ecosystem
conserve only high risk species
conserve only endangered species
conserve only extinct species.

9.According to Robert May, the global species diversity ia about?
1.5 Million
50 Million
20 Million
7 Million

10. Habitat loss and fragmentation, over exploitation, alien species invasion and co-extinction are causes for?
natality
biodiversity loss
competition
population explosion

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